Zippy mini-series that spans a generation of hardship happiness and
hope.

Inevitably a powerful and emotional tale of a young boy growing to manhood
along the banks of Australia's great Murray River. The latter provides the
gritty backdrop to the lives of the Hofner family, young Shawn in
particular, as in his young adult years he struggles to save the family
from
poverty and further misfortune.

Beautifully rendered, the audience shares in the family's sadness, humor
and
unexpected drama. Robert George brilliantly adapted the screenplay from the
original novel by Max Fatchen. This is the type of series that Australia
does so well and it was a major ratings winner during its original
screening. An edited "movie version" is available in some countries on
video, but not to my knowledge on DVD as yet.

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